COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF News) – The coronavirus pandemic has devastated food security gains in Texas and across the United States. According to a recent study by Texas A & M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the pandemic erased two decades of progress. The university’s Dr. Patrick Stover said food insecurity was more manageable before…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox announced this week that Assistant United States Attorney Damien Diggs will lead the Northern District of Texas’ Election Day Program for the November 3 general election. AUSA Diggs is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights concerns in consultation with…… MORE
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Mesquite has made over $1.5-million available residents impacted by COVID pandemic. Officials said the funds can be used to pay rent, mortgage, and utilities. The assistance program is a part of the Recovery Mesquite campaign and is funded through the CARES Act. Elligible residents can get up to 15-hundred…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines has announced it will start filling the middle seats again on airplanes beginning December first. The airline made the announcement in a series of tweets. The airlines said, “This decision was not made lightly and we’d like to share how we arrived at it.” The tweets went on to say…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Losing football games is one thing at the University of Texas. A challenge to the hallowed school song is quite another. A controversy over “The Eyes of Texas” has lingered for weeks now at Texas, with some players refusing to sing it after games or even stand for it given its…… MORE